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More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land
5 months, 2 weeks ago

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Associated Press  

HAYWARD, Wis. — Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional Ojibwe songs when he was about 2 years old. “They’re able to build their connection through feeling the cold and smelling the water and smelling the air.” Jason Bisonette drives his boat while spearfishing with his son on the Chippewa Flowage Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Gabe Bisonette spears a …

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Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

Associated Press  

HAYWARD, Wis. — On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe method of harvesting walleye. John Baker stands near a cross that he and his father erected to mark the location where a church used to stand near …

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As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
5 months, 2 weeks ago

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Associated Press  

HAYWARD, Wis. — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. “It worries me, what I’ve seen in my lifetime, what’s my grandson going to see in his lifetime?” Gabe Bisonette, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, spears a walleye by headlamp on the Chippewa Flowage Monday, April 15, …

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A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
6 months, 1 week ago

A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher issued a preliminary injunction because he said the U.S. Department of …

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Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon, much of an area stretching from southeast California to central Arizona will see “easily their hottest” weather since last September, and record daily highs will be in …

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US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
7 months, 1 week ago

US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. MANDATORY CREDIT TV OUT Baez said her daughter loved being a firefighter and was …

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Standout moments from the 96th Academy Awards, from the red carpet through the show
9 months, 1 week ago

Standout moments from the 96th Academy Awards, from the red carpet through the show

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — There are few events as glamorous as the Oscars. Cillian Murphy, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for “Oppenheimer,” left, poses with Mstyslav Chernov, winner of the award for best documentary feature film for “20 Days in Mariupol” at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, …

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Usher says it’s been a challenge to squeeze 30-year career into 13-minute Super Bowl halftime show
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Usher says it’s been a challenge to squeeze 30-year career into 13-minute Super Bowl halftime show

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Usher found fitting a successful three decades of music into a super-short Super Bowl halftime show a challenge, but the multiple Grammy winner decided to concentrate on past hits, moments from his popular Las Vegas residency and possibly draw from his new album. Usher poses for photographers during a news conference ahead of the Super Bowl 58 …

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Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

Associated Press  

— A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Intricate, invisible webs, just like this one, link some of the world’s largest food companies and most popular brands to jobs performed by U.S. prisoners nationwide, according to a sweeping two-year AP …

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Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
1 year ago

Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Associated Press  

WENDEN, Ariz. — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Farmer Matthew Hancock poses for a picture while sitting on bales of alfalfa hay at his farm Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in the McMullen Valley in Wenden, Ariz. Hancock is concerned that state officials …

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‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
1 year, 1 month ago

‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant

Associated Press  

GANADO, Ariz. — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep. Nikyle Begay shears a sheep Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz. Begay’s family used to have around 150 head, but that isn’t possible now. Nikyle Begay teaches a weaving class …

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Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition
1 year, 1 month ago

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

Associated Press  

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. Jay Begay, left, and his mother Helen butcher a sheep at their home Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in the community of Rocky Ridge, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. Jay …

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‘I told you so.’ Terence Crawford savors pummeling Errol Spence Jr. and his critics
1 year, 4 months ago

‘I told you so.’ Terence Crawford savors pummeling Errol Spence Jr. and his critics

LA Times  

The entire bowl stood to their feet at 8:18 Saturday night in Sin City, ready for a show as unprecedented as the men walking to the ring. The folks paid in public relations dollars to spread their version of the truth told the corral that just under 20,000 people came to see Terence “Bud” Crawford duke it out with Errol …

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Gervonta Davis defeats Ryan Garcia by knockout to remain unbeaten
1 year, 8 months ago

Gervonta Davis defeats Ryan Garcia by knockout to remain unbeaten

LA Times  

Gervonta Davis knocks down Ryan Garcia during their lightweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. “I didn’t think that body shot would end it, but I saw his facial expression and that’s what made me take it to him,” Davis said. I was going to get back up, but I just couldn’t get up.” Gervonta Davis …

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State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights
2 years, 3 months ago

State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

Associated Press  

PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. — Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Garnett Querta fills his water truck from a fire hydrant on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Peach Springs, Ariz. Garnett Querta rinses out a vial after checking the water hauled on his truck on the Hualapai …

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100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
2 years, 3 months ago

100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point

Associated Press  

DENVER — The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. In fact, first sliced up 100 years ago in a document known as the Colorado River Compact, the calculation of who gets what amount of that water may never have been balanced. FILE - A formerly sunken boat sits upright into the air …

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Should You Freeze-Dry Your Breast Milk?
2 years, 3 months ago

Should You Freeze-Dry Your Breast Milk?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For most parents and babies, breast milk comes in two forms: liquid and solid ice. There is limited research into the practice, and companies that freeze-dry breast milk fall under the category of “autologous use” — meaning that each client only receives their own milk. In Canada, Alberta Health Services also does not recommend the use of …

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Former Redondo Beach man pleads guilty to federal child sexual exploitation charge
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Redondo Beach man pleads guilty to federal child sexual exploitation charge

LA Times  

A former Redondo Beach man who convinced troubled girls as young as 12 to perform masochistic acts and urged one to become his sex slave pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge, prosecutors said. Matthew Christian Locher, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child for the purpose of producing a sexually explicit visual depiction, the …

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AP PHOTOS: Extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought
2 years, 5 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought

Associated Press  

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. A sign marks the water line from 2002 near Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Saturday, July 9, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev. Bobby Rhinebolt, right, smokes a cigarette while sitting beside Victor Perez near a formerly sunken …

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The Problem With The AAP's New Breastfeeding Guidelines
2 years, 5 months ago

The Problem With The AAP's New Breastfeeding Guidelines

Huff Post  

Christelle Leuvennink via Getty Images More support for moms who choose to breastfeed past one year is a good thing. They called for pediatricians to support families who want to keep nursing and advocate for policy changes — such as universal paid family leave, workplace protections for pumping and insurance coverage for lactation supplies and support — that would make …

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The meaning behind the Japanese Zen garden
2 years, 8 months ago

The meaning behind the Japanese Zen garden

BBC  

The meaning behind the Japanese Zen garden Getty Images There is beauty and tranquillity to be found in Zen gardens. Miano Tabata/ JLC Japanese Zen gardens were originally created as spaces for self-reflection and connection with one's inner self The first time you visit a Zen garden, it's hard to avoid a sense of awe at the mesmerising sight of …

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UCLA fails to hold momentum, falls to Arizona in Pac-12 tournament title game
2 years, 9 months ago

UCLA fails to hold momentum, falls to Arizona in Pac-12 tournament title game

LA Times  

Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis drives between UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyger Campbell during the first half of the Wildcats’ 84-76 win Saturday in Las Vegas. We were minus-11 in assists to Arizona, so we didn’t get the job done; I didn’t get that across to the team, so that’s my fault that we got 11 shots blocked.” After averaging 24.8 …

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Many New Orleans Seniors Were Left Without Power For Days After Hurricane Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

Many New Orleans Seniors Were Left Without Power For Days After Hurricane Ida

NPR  

Many New Orleans Seniors Were Left Without Power For Days After Hurricane Ida Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP NEW ORLEANS — Officials in New Orleans will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators, which left residents trapped in wheelchairs on …

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